Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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Foreword The graduating class of 1966 will represent a milestone in the history of Athens High School, for this class is the first to have taken full advantage of the facilities offered in the new building. In the fall of 1960, this school first opened its doors to provide the students of the community with an environment beneficial to the more advanced techniques of education. At that time, the members of the class of '66 were the youngest students in the school, comprising the seventh grade, which is the first grade level offered at Athens High School. Today, the members of that class are the oldest students in the high school. They have successfully completed six long years of secondary education in this building—making them the first class to do so. The members of this class of '66 are proud—and rightfully so! Their school is one of the most modern in the area, and it has remained beautifully so throughout the past six years. The feelings of these students toward these halls and walls haven’t changed much either—except maybe for the better. In that first year, the seventh grade, the over-all atmosphere was awe—a fearful and exciting awe—the kind that comes with question and discovery. During the eighth and ninth grades, as the people became more accustomed to their surroundings, the feeling changed to respect—respect for all of the things that had once seemed an unattainable and suddenly were within their grasp. The next two years found these emotions combining into a deep sense of loyalty—loyalty to that which had brought the unreachable into reach. Finally, during the twelfth, and last, grade, all of the emotions intermingle and entwine until the only describable feeling is nostalgia—the kind of homesickness a person experiences as he relives scenes from the past—memories of all the things that make a person a part of a school and the school a part of the person. Even though these people leave the familiar surroundings in which they worked and played seven hours a day for 185 days a year, the memories will always remain; the pride and the loyalty will be unchangeable. This, the 125th edition of the Athenian, is representative of this pride. It is a collection of memories—of the faces and the friends, of the activities and the achievements—of the 1965-’66 school year. As the year has progressed, the school has progressed; and in the future it will continue to do so. All that remains unchangeable is the memories. 2

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